Penn State vs Cairn Academic Comparison

The next list compares two colleges briefly in important perspectives. You can compare two colleges with comprehensive information on the full comparison page.

Penn State is a public and Cairn is a private (not-for-profit) school and both are four-years schools.
Penn State has more expensive tuition & fees ($40,188) than Cairn ($32,275).
It is harder to admit to Penn State than Cairn.
Penn State has a higher submitted SAT score (1,310) than Cairn (1,140).
Penn State has higher submitted ACT score (29) than Cairn (26).
Penn State has more students with 50,028 students while Cairn has 1,031 students.
Cairn has a lower number of students per faculty with 11 to 1 while Penn State's ratio is 15 to 1.
Penn State has more full-time faculties with 2,994 faculties while Cairn has 44 full-time faculties.

The following table compares the two rival schools - Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus and Cairn University-Langhorne.

Penn State	vs.	Cairn
University Park, Pennsylvania	Location	Langhorne, Pennsylvania
Four-years, Public	School Type	four-years, Private (not-for-profit)
Doctor's degree	Highest Degree Offered	Master's degree
Research University (very high research activity)	Carnegie Classification	Master's College and University (medium programs)
In-State$20,234 Out-Of-State$40,188	2024 Tuition & Fees	$32,275
56%	% Receiving Financial Aid	92%
$11,574	Average Amount of Financial Aid	$19,629

54.00 %	Acceptance Rates	83.96 %
19.00 %	Yield (Enrollment Rates)	62.03 %
1,310	SAT Score	1,140
29	ACT Score	26
83 %	Graduation Rate	55 %
1 %	Transfer-out Rate	24 %
91 %	Retention Rate	79 %
50,028	Student Population	1,031
2,994	Number of Faculties	44
15 to 1	Students to Faculty Ratio	11 to 1
Distance Learning (Online Classes), ROTC, Study Abroad, Weekend/Evening College, Teacher Certification	Special Learning Opportunities	Distance Learning (Online Classes), ROTC, Study Abroad, Weekend/Evening College, Teacher Certification
Academic/career counseling service, Employment services	On Campus Student Services	Academic/career counseling service

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